A few days later, when Gongsun Xun led 40,000 cavalrymen and tried to bypass Honggou and take Guandu to raid Chenliu, he was unexpectedly confused by the absurdity and inevitability of history.
It turned out that that night, when he walked to the north of Wuchao Ze, only half a day away from Guandu, and when he camped in the evening, the scouts who set off early reported that there were indeed five rows of camps, one large, four small, and small waiting for him in Guandu!
Among them, the largest camp at the rear can be seen in the distance across the chasm, and it looks like the flag of Cao Cao himself!
In other words, Cao Mengde was well prepared. Not only did he set up his base at Guandu in advance, he immediately alerted himself after Gongsun Xun tried to bypass him, and then moved directly from the south bank of Pu River to Guandu without saying a word.
This seemed to have caused Gongsun Xun's outflanking to fail in advance, and it also made Gongsun Xun think more. However, after thinking about it, he didn't feel that there was anything really wrong between him and Cao Cao.
In other words, unlike the Battle of Guandu in history, Gongsun Xun was obviously more confident than Yuan Shao. He kept in mind the allusions from his mother's mouth that almost rubbed out the calluses of his ears, without any hesitation, launched this battle with extraordinary determination.
Correspondingly, Cao Cao also obtained a super powerful army that was completely different from history and far exceeded his own strength, allowing him to fully deploy his defenses.
However, the direction of the battle always leads to the same destination by different routes, but it is difficult to refute.
For example, the first stage of the battle, the Battle of Baima-Yanjin on the north bank of Pu River, was exactly the same as the battlefield where the Battle of Guandu broke out in history... Is it a coincidence?
of course not.
Because these days, between the Central Plains and Hebei, there are only five ferries on the Yellow River that can allow the army to cross the river calmly, Yanjin, Baima, Puyang, Qinting, and Cangting! And starting from Yecheng, the two nearest ferries are Yanjin and
Baima, Puyang further east is a famous city in the world and a fortified city. Do you want Gongsun Xun to ignore the shortcut and instead forcefully cross the river to go to Puyang City where Peng Lejin is stationed?!
What if I can’t win after a year?!
There is no way. Yecheng is the political and economic center of Hebei. This is a natural result of the political and economic development of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years. The two nearest ferries also exist objectively. Forcibly confronting the objective products of the times can only show that Gongsun Xun
My brain is wet, there is no second explanation!
Therefore, there is no problem in the battle between Baima and Yanjin, at least in terms of battlefield selection!
In the same way, Guandu is the cover for the heart of the Central Plains, and it is the key point for the Central Plains to face the north and west. As long as Cao Cao's territory is still in the Central Plains, and as long as he still has a little bit of resistance, there is no reason not to set up a base in Guandu.
Barrier...otherwise it wouldn't be a matter of brain damage.
Therefore, the second stage of the battle must inevitably start in the Guandu area!
This was caused by the objective geographical and humanistic conditions in the late Han Dynasty. It was the only way for Dong Zhuo to eliminate a regime established in the Central Plains from north to south after hollowing out the surrounding areas of Luoyang.
Not only that, if Guandu is replaced by a gap, many people will understand that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu also faced off here for four years in history!
In fact, after personally leading the troops, Gongsun Xun felt particularly ridiculous, but he suddenly realized that there was more!
For example, he found that if he wanted to confront Cao Cao at Guandu ahead, then the grain transport road must pass through the north passage of Wuchao Ze at his feet... This is also a geographical inevitability!
Otherwise? Do you want to force it to the south of Wuchaoze and pass under Cao Cao's nose?
In fact, sitting by Wuchao Ze, Gongsun Xun already had a better understanding of some so-called historical details:
In another time and space, what Xu You reported to Cao Cao could not be that Yuan's army's grain was piled up in Wuchao, because Wuchao was the only way to go. It was impossible for Cao Cao not to know that was where Yuan Shao's grain route was, and it was impossible for Yuan Shao to put his life on it.
The same rations are placed outside the sight of the main force and remain motionless.
The military plane reported by Xu Ziyuan should be a new batch of military rations being escorted by Chun Yuqiong through Wuchao!
As for the opportunity for Xu You to defect at that time, it may not be that Yuan Shao reprimanded him and imprisoned his family, because that was just the reason, not the timing. The real timing, which really gave Xu Ziyuan the confidence to defect, must have been when the grain was passing through
'Wuchao, the top-secret battlefield dynamics! Instead of food 'hoarding', there are dynamics on the Wuchao battlefield!
What's even more ridiculous is that Gongsun Xun thought about it for a while and found that if he was blocked by Cao Cao in Guandu, and then wanted to use the mobility of the cavalry to surround him, he would have to follow the advice of the dead Xu Ziyuan and attack from Shenyuan Pass.
We are going to outflank Yingchuan, Yingyin, and Xuchang.
Of course, Gongsun Xun's psychological activities were based on his understanding of the geography of the battlefield after personally experiencing it, and also based on his mother's words. But what he didn't know was that his mother's second in command
Dao's understanding of the Battle of Guandu is also absolutely superficial.
In another time and space, the real Battle of Guandu lasted for more than a year. Cao Cao had already personally set up a fort in Guandu in December of the previous year to confront Yuan's army on a large scale. However, he still turned around and eliminated Liu Bei in Xiapi.
, extinguished the Runan rebellion and prevented Yuan Shao from sending cavalry to encircle the rear (there was a reason why Yuan Shao did not listen to Xu You's advice. He had not succeeded in a large-scale encirclement before). In the end, the two sides remained in a stalemate for a whole year, and all the troops and horses arrived.
After reaching the limit, Cao Cao was suddenly allowed to penetrate successfully.
On the other hand, if the battle between Gongsun Xun and Cao Cao was still to be named the Battle of Guandu, the battle would have actually lasted for at least half a year!
Because at noon on the second day, when Gongsun Xun led his army across the Puji intersection and came to the so-called Guandu area in person, he suddenly discovered that the five permanent fortifications erected in the Guandu area in front of him could never have been during the war.
It was temporarily built after the outbreak and took at least half a year to build. It was probably started as soon as the emperor arrived in Nanyang.
For a moment, not to mention Gongsun Xun and the generals under his command, even Jia Xu twisted his beard solemnly and was speechless.
In other words, the place where Cao Cao set up camp was not the ferry itself on the Guandu divide, but a key intersection to the north of the ferry, which should be called the Guandu area. The terrain here is flat, with Mang Mountain on the west and Mang Mountain on the east.
Bianshui River, with a chasm sliding diagonally behind it, is a key traffic intersection about thirty to forty miles wide. From here, you can go to Yingchuan to the south, Chenliu to the east, and Chenjun to the southeast.
In other words, once they cross here, with the strength of the Hebei cavalry, they can gallop into the hinterland of the Central Plains and encircle and divide them at will. Unless Cao Cao can turn into millions of soldiers, it will be impossible to establish a comprehensive defense line... However, although
So, if we can't occupy this place, how can we go to the Central Plains?
If you want to occupy this place, the only option is to drive away the Cao Jun camp in front of you. But for Gongsun Xun, who has only brought 40,000 cavalry here in a hurry, how can he easily break through such a strong camp in front of him?
There are five forts, one large, four small, and they are all strictly guarded. There are many people in the forts, and there are many soldiers among them.
"Cao Mengde has been prepared for a long time!" After a while, Tian Chou, the most senior general among the accompanying generals, frowned. "No wonder Mr. Zibo is not optimistic about this detour, but he has no objections... He should
I have long guessed that Cao Cao would be prepared at such a critical place, but it is inevitable to move the battlefield here. Your Highness, now that things have happened, should we set up a base and fight tit for tat here? Then let Cheng Zhennan go out of the furrow
Pass to confront Sun Bofu, and Zhong Yongzhou leaves Wuguan to approach Nanyang. We must fight on multiple fronts and seek breakthroughs?"
Under the flag of the white horse, Gongsun Xun stood on his horse, glanced at the somewhat commotion of Cao's army camp, and surprisingly remained silent.
"In fact, this is inevitable." Tian Yu couldn't help but interjected when he saw this. "If you want to go straight to Cao Cao's heart, Guandu is the only way. Cao Mengde has no reason not to prepare here, and this place was actually abandoned after Dong Zhuo's rebellion.
, and besides the various checkpoints in Luoyang that Cheng Zhennan can control, it is closer to the hinterland of Cao Cao. It is unusual for his people to be prepared here, and His Highness does not need to worry about it."
Gongsun Xun shook his head, and then suddenly sneered: "I'm not shocked by this... the matter is over... Since we can't escape Guandu, then we will execute the battle here and defeat him! Just follow Zitai (Tian Chou)
) said, while setting up a fortress, at the same time sending people to circumambulate Zhenyuan Pass to test Sun Ce's place..."
"Your Highness!"
Just when the generals were about to agree, Xun Gongda, who was beside Gongsun Xun, suddenly reined in his horse and moved forward, reminding him in a low voice, "Look at the flag of the enemy camp."
Gongsun Xun's heart suddenly moved... In other words, the reason why he was so distracted when he saw Cao Cao's camp was not because Cao Cao had been prepared and felt frustrated! In fact, after receiving the report from the scouts yesterday evening and thinking through some things, he had already thought about it.
He was fully mentally prepared for a long-term confrontation here, and Jia Xu's previous admonishment made him make up his mind early and prepare to eliminate Cao Cao at all costs!
He just stared at Cao Jun's camp without moving, just because he felt that something was wrong with the opponent's camp out of battlefield experience and intuition. However, after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what was wrong. In addition, he was thinking about the impossibility of a long-term confrontation in the Battle of Guandu.
The idea of avoiding it has not disappeared from last night until now, so I finally prepared to agree to Tian Chou's suggestion and set up a fort on the spot.
But Xun You's reminder at this time made him instantly vigilant.
"The flag... the main ones behind it are the banner with the word Cao and the Emperor's Scepter!" Cheng Lian set up a pergola with his hands and looked from a distance. "It's Cao Cao who can't be wrong! And after all, Cao Cao has a shorter road than us and doesn't have to cross the river. He's better than us."
It makes sense to arrive first... and the flags on the first four camps are Zhu, Huang, Chen, and Lu... This Zhu..."
"Zhu can only be Zhu Zhi, one of the four bulls, and Sun Ce's second deputy!" Tian Yu answered. "And Huang is either Huang Zhong, one of the four tigers, or Huang Gai, one of the four dogs. As for Chen and Lu,
It should be Lu Dai, if there are more Chen Dao, then Lu Bu or Lu Qian is unlikely!"
"This is a problem!" Gongsun Xun suddenly laughed on the horse. "If Cao Cao personally leads an army to help, how can the four guest generals Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai, Chen Dao, and Lu Dai, He De, occupy the four fronts separately?
Camp? Where is Lu Su? Shouldn't he have a separate camp? Even if Lu Su stayed at Pu River in the name of the second deputy of the entire army, what about Liu Ye, Liu Pan, Cao Ren, Zhou Tai and other generals? As long as one of them follows Cao Cao
When we arrive, we have to have our own camp, right?"
The generals were instantly inspired.
"What the king and the military advisor mean...only the first four battalions are real and the rear camp is empty? Cao Cao is not here?!" Yuwen Black Otter swallowed his saliva and tried to ask.
"It must be so!" Tian Yu also became excited. "This place is connected to Chen Liu on the left and Yingchuan on the right, so the four generals in front, two from Sun Ce and two from Liu Bei, may be responsible for garrisoning here. Logically speaking, it should be enough.
Prepare for a surprise attack... But how could they have thought that our army could mobilize 40,000 cavalry in a detour and surprise attack? Therefore, the camp behind must be a bluff. It may not be just a fake scepter and flag, and the camp may be full of civilians.
!”
"Maybe so, maybe Cao Cao really arrived early with his remaining 10,000 cavalry, maybe only Cao Chun or Cao Ren arrived at night, and Cao Hong came with the staff in advance to take over the camp." Gongsun Xun sneered.
"But why not give it a try? Wenyuan (Zhang Liao), Ju Zheng (Cheng Lian)!"
"The general will obey the order!"
"The final general is here!" Generals Zhang and Cheng stepped forward excitedly.
"You two are the vanguard. Each of you will lead 5,000 cavalry. You will divide into two groups to pass the four camps in front and attack the main camp in the rear!"
"Here!"
"Here!"
"The rest are all ready for battle. Spears are unsheathed, knives are unsheathed, and arrows are strung. If the front camp sends troops to block it, the camp behind will be empty. At that time, except for the white horse Yi Cong and the Huns cavalry, the entire army will immediately move forward spontaneously to annihilate
It is important for the enemy to seize the camp! Lieutenants Liu and Zhang (with Yu Fuluo and Xu Bu taking second place) will lead their own Xiongnu archers and cavalry to cover our left and right sides."
The generals responded loudly. Yuvluo, who had made a mistake in Jujube before, naturally had nothing to say, and Xubu did not dare to say anything.
At noon in summer, the sun was blazing in the sky, the clouds were high, and the cicadas were chirping constantly. Everything was so restless and sultry. But a moment later, when thousands of horses rushed forward and iron swords crossed left and right, all these were instantly suppressed.
, so that it gives people the illusion that the whole world is suddenly silent!
The two generals Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian came out from both wings, circled left and right, and rushed towards Cao Jun's rear camp. The cavalry was so fierce that it shook the field almost instantly and pressed in front of the enemy camp... At this moment, almost at the same time, four cavalrymen in front
The second battalion on the outside of the camp, that is, where the two flags of Huang and Chen were located, the camp door opened wide in an instant, and countless infantry swarmed out, trying to get out of the camp to intercept these two groups of cavalry.
There was no need for Gongsun Xun to issue any further orders. The four generals Tian Chou, Tian Yu, Yang Kai, and Yuwen Heita, who were well prepared, immediately followed the previous orders, and each general's troops rushed forward to attack the two troops.
Yu Fuluo and Xu Bu took second place, and immediately led the Hun cavalry forward to cover Gongsun Xun's formation on the left and right sides, and also monitored the second battalion in the middle, which had not moved yet.
Under the flag of the white horse, Gongsun Xun, who had already understood what was going on, shook his head and laughed when he saw this, but he couldn't help but look at Xun You beside him, and then praised: "Wen He speaks directly to people's hearts, Gongda is ready for battle... The world
How can one be wiser than two military advisors?"
Jia Xu naturally didn't say much.
Xun You, on the other hand, was unhurried and calmly replied: "A mere clever trick can actually be defeated by force, but a mere force can stop it with one's life... Your Highness, Cao Mengde doesn't know what's coming, but it's not far away.
The battle may not be successful.”
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly at first, then shook his head slightly: "Ignore him, the matter is over, we have seized the opportunity and used all our main forces, so don't think about anything extra. No matter what, we can't break the local fortress."
, two cows and dogs must also be killed to sacrifice Guandu."
Xun You and Jia Xu looked at each other and said nothing.
The war broke out suddenly, and 30,000 cavalry came out, which was an overwhelming force. Faced with such a situation, after a moment of confusion, in the Cao army's camp, which was the largest camp at the end, Cao Ang, who had delayed his wedding because of the war, endured.
He couldn't help but look at his uncle who was not much older than him, Cao Chun, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry who arrived here yesterday afternoon.
Cao Chun's face was also pale. He didn't know whether he was afraid or angry!
It turned out that, as Xun You reminded Gongsun Xun, the main force of Cao's army had not arrived here.
In fact, although Cao's army noticed the Yan army's departure from the Pubei camp and immediately concluded that the opponent was probably going to bypass Guandu, they somewhat misjudged Gongsun Xun's determination and speed... They never expected that Gongsun Xun would
It will come so fast and come in so many.
This is not because they have no combat experience, nor is it that they are not smart enough, nor is it that they underestimate Gongsun Xun. In the final analysis, they lack knowledge and understanding of the use of cavalry at this level.
In the past, Xia Houyuan led thousands of cavalry, and he could often achieve five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days, but that was only a few thousand cavalry. So they never knew that even if there were tens of thousands of troops, when the troops were all cavalry, what would happen if they were like this?
When a cavalry unit temporarily abandons all its baggage and tries to march in a hurry, how terrible the speed will be!
Back to the front, at this moment, the four battalions in the front are only 18,000 soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. In the camp where Cao Ang is at the rear, there are only 3,000 tiger and leopard cavalry of Cao Chun, and the rest are full of soldiers.
All the people in the camp are civilians! If you can draw a bow and arrow without shaking your arms, thank God!
The staff is real. Cao Cao asked Cao Chun to bring it in advance to control the four generals Zhu, Huang, Chen, and Lu, and to calm people's hearts. The banner with the word Cao is not fake. This fortress was originally built by Cao Ang.
Stationed permanently, he was responsible for transporting grain and fodder while supervising the reinforcement of the fortress... Of course, the main reason was that Cao Zixiu had a very good relationship with Sun Ce, and he was about to marry Sun's daughter. This place was connected to Chenliu and Yingchuan, and had Sun's reinforcements.
Not to mention garrisoning, Yingchuan to the south is where Sun Ce's main force is located, so it is most suitable for Cao Ang to be here.
"Zixiu." On the general platform of the camp, the well-dressed Cao Chun glanced at the battle outside the camp from a distance. He only thought about it for a moment, then immediately panted and looked at his nephew beside him, as if he had made up his mind.
"Your father and your uncle Zixiao will probably arrive with the main force at night... It was my fault. I didn't listen to your father's instructions. I really shouldn't have closed the door."
Cao Ang nodded quickly: "So what can I do?"
"It's very simple." Cao Chun also nodded, but suddenly reached out and held his nephew's hands firmly, and gave him a standard answer. "Your uncle Miaocai can die, and of course you and I can die too.
But you can die only after I die! Even if you die, this camp cannot be lost! Do you understand?"
After saying this, he gave up without waiting for Cao Ang's reply. Then he got on his horse in front of the general platform, waved his whip, and called for an order to dispatch the entire army of three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry! The target was Zhang, who was attacking the most fiercely on the left wing.
Where the word banner is!
For a moment, Cao Ang, who stayed where he was, could only nod in a daze at his uncle who never looked back to show his order.
————I am the dividing line in the first battle of Guandu————
"Cao was stationed in Punan... Cha Xun was heading west. He knew that he wanted to visit Guandu, so he sent troops west to support him. On the way, he checked the Hebei cavalry. He was afraid that he would not be able to catch up. So he sent Cao Chun to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to go ahead with integrity. Before leaving, he announced
He said: "I know that Gongsun Wenqi is decisive in his military use, but he only cares about the lives of his soldiers and is unwilling to attack fortresses. Guandu originally has a fortress. When I arrive, the civilians should plant banners densely inside, open the four gates, and arrange the troops in the formation."
I went to visit him and only talked about the story of Qiao County. When he saw that the camp was thick and the forts were high, and there were soldiers rushing forward, he must be suspicious and not take it.' Chunfang arrived at the Guandu camp, but before he could reach it, Xun led a hundred thousand cavalry and rushed there.
, The iron horse and the golden sword were intimidating all sides, and they were so scared that they hesitated to leave the base. Xun laughed when he saw it, and looked around and said: "This must be a suspicious soldier." Then the whole army attacked fiercely." - "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty"
.Wang Can
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